PAINTING NEW DRYWALL
That contractor is high, unless you are using soe sort of funky undercoat as your primer that I have never heard of. As Bob said three times, the ...
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over 12 years by Lawrence
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Wall studs show through paint
I have never heard of the STUDS showing through a wall material. Are you sure they are the studs? They are spaced from 12-18 inches from each oth...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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pine floor for kitchen?
Pine would be o.k., especially if you plan to paint it. It is not ideal or comon, but it would not be taboo. However, you should understand that ...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Hot Water and Water Pressure
The tank heating element or thermostat might just be going bad. You usually can replace them without replacing the entire unit.If the tank needs r...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Hot water tank
Try increasing the temperature on the tank's thermostat. It usually is located inside the removable panel on the side of the tanks. Also, drain t...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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wallpaper removal - impossible!
When you wet the walls with that "solution," you often need to perforate the wallpaper first to insure that the solution (and the water) can get to...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Slanted Floor
There are cement mixtures that are sold to level a subfloor, but they only work wall-to-wall or wall-to-barrier, and only for moderate unlevelness....
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Leveling a floor, Best way
You did not say what material the unlevel floor is. If plywood, sand it with a floor sander. If concrete, there are leveling compounds on the mar...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Help laying tile on concrete floor
You probably do not need to waterproof the floor before tiling unless you already notice moisture "sweating" up from the floor now. First, your co...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Mold and Vinyl Floors
Actually, think simple first. If it is mold/mildew, try using s strong solution of bleach to kill it. It might just be a one-time problem that is...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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dimmer switch buzzes
Dimmers work as sort of mini-transformers: they reduce the amount of electricity that travels through the circuit, thereby dimming the lights. Jus...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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phone
Actually, phone wiring is EXACTLY like electrical stuff because it IS electrical; it works off of low-voltage electrical circuits instead of high-v...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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install grounding rod
Depending on where you live, you might have hit a shelf of bedrock. You also just might have hit a large, buried rock. Rock is much harder than c...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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blower will not start
It sounds like you have an electrical problem that needs to be tested and diagnosed at your home by an electrician, not on a message board. Your b...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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concrete floors
You can lay new vinyl on top of the old vinyl, but that would not be a great idea if there is already water damage underneath because you will just...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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just found hardwood floors under carpet
The carpet padding is probably adhered to the floor with some sort of glue or contact cement. Short of sanding it, there is no other universal way...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Slow Draining Bathtub
Liquid Plumber is not good for slow drains. It washes right past the problem and clears it only a tiny bit. That's probably why (and how) it keep...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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mositure in attic/insulation
Two answers: inadequate vapor barrier and inadequate ventillation. The problem might be the result of an inadequate vapor barrier between the insu...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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Aluminum wire?
Some copper wire develops a silvery sheen to it, which is nothing to worry about once you wipe it off. (You should wipe it off to ensure good cond...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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I can paint my oven???
Yes, you can paint it, but not nearly as easily as you might think. It is not at all like slopping some paint on the wall with a roller. A good j...
over 12 years by Lawrence
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